Is...is this really getting worked up over? Come on guys. There's a lot worse going on in the world and probably within your own ranks than this.
Modern Warfare Mask Lands French Soldier in Trouble
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Not quite. Historically they did include foreign nationals, who, individually would have counted as mercenaries, but the Legion's officer corps has always been, almost exclusively, French. The name, The Foreign Legion, doesn't refer to the Legion's makeup, rather, it's about where they can be used. While most of the French Military has (or at least had), no restriction against domestic deployment, The Foreign Legion was restricted to operating in their colonies or abroad.Machine Man 1992 said:
Sorry, if I'm not being clear, just poke me with a stick, and I'll come back to this when I'm not splitting my attention.
His job is to shoot people, not look scary. As we all know, the French are the least frightening people on Earth.
>.>DVS BSTrD said:
is that even possible? even is we made the 40K space marines would any one actually fear a french solider?
till they started talking maybe >.>, even that would be a stretch thoughMacNille said:Lunar Templar said:
Yes. You would fear this motherfuckers.
But managing to stay alive after people shoot at you IS showing professionalism. If anyone can come back from such bad situations over there without suffering severe emotional and mental trauma, then it's job well done.llafnwod said:
I mean really, between moments of killing each other, people point at a mask and cry "That's not right"? They can wear whatever small home comfort they want.
No, it's showing competence. That's not the same. Referring back to my original analogy, an HR man who downsizes employees to maximize company savings whilst minimizing loss of revenue and then puts on his strap-on and does a few pelvic thrusts to celebrate is doing his job, but he isn't doing it professionally.Nurb said:
The French military is 100% in the right to want to reprimand him. Wearing something like that is absolutely unacceptable. This isn't CoD, you're on the job, and you're making you employer look bad. What happens when you make your employer look bad? You get punished. I'll admit that they're probably wasting their time since they have bigger things to worry about, but they are still right to want to seek disciplinary action.
As for people talking shit about the French military, those people clearly don't know anything about France's military history. Up until the 20th century, France had been fighting wars pretty much constantly for hundreds of years, and winning a decent amount of them too. But then their reputation as a fighting nation all of a sudden goes down the drain because of one war (WW2)? Stupid.
As for people talking shit about the French military, those people clearly don't know anything about France's military history. Up until the 20th century, France had been fighting wars pretty much constantly for hundreds of years, and winning a decent amount of them too. But then their reputation as a fighting nation all of a sudden goes down the drain because of one war (WW2)? Stupid.
Ghost was so 2009. Outdated fashion to say the least.
Soldier? Identity? Whaaa?Terminate421 said:
The thing is though, what you do on patrol and what you do in a combat situation are not the same as what you do in hearts and minds activities. If he were talking to a civilian, or walking through a village, he most likely would have removed it.Thedutchjelle said:
Yep platatac for the winArizona Kyle said:
On one hand i can udnerstand the french legion officers, Image is, after all, important in this situation, however i do not see anything bad here as he actualyl had a practical purpose for it other than to fool around. While he should not be rewarded for this, i think this deserves no punishment whatsoever.
Would rat's anus be more acceptable?
Anyway, i'm sure similar masks existed long before CoD. Nothing to do here.
Anyway, i'm sure similar masks existed long before CoD. Nothing to do here.
They are not anywhere near being Mercenaries. They are fully part of the French Army, there's no question about that. The particularities of the Legion is that, yes, they will allow anyone to join, no questions asked. They will change your name if you request so, give you the French nationality, and protect you from prosecution.Kargathia said:
It's no longer the case that former colonies constitute the bulk of that force, now you have a lot of Eastern Countries types and even French nationals who just want a new life.
As for the "French surrender lol" jokes, I never really got them. Every single country the Germans attacked was overwhelmed by the Blitzkrieg - except for Russia because they were throwing cannon fodder. UK was saved by the Channel. The German army was the most powerful military of the time. The French army had lost more than 1 million soldiers in WWI, you don't refill that many of your troops in 20 years. There are many people who could expand on the reasons, and none of them include being a coward. Anyone who knows more than 2 chapters about military history know that France had no other choice but to surrender - they had been defeated. And then fought back as the fiercest resistance you've ever seen. What the US experiences in Iraq is nothing compared to what the Germans suffered in Occupied France.
